I have some questions about the standard gear in Tour of Darkness. Teller had responded before, but I can't find thread anymore.

1. The book states that every soldier has in their ruck or attached to their LBE a butt pack with weapon cleaning kit, poncho, first aid packet, wet weather gear, 2 ammo pouches, and hygene gear. There are no weights listed for this gear, nor are these things listed in the gear section. Are the weights assused to be counted into the weight of the ruck and LBE?

2. Does the first aid packet above (NOT the Medic's pack) give any sort of bonus to healing rolls? Or is it a case of the first aid packet allows for a healing roll in the field without negatives for lack of supplies?

3. On the Standard US Gear Weights table on page 21 the M1911A1 and the M1911A1 7 round clip are listed twice with different weights. The M1911A1 is listed at 2 lbs and 4 lbs and the 7 round clip at 1 lbs and .5 lbs, which are the correct values?_________________David Sumpter

"So, what weapon should I use? I'm very proficient with the Spork, but I also swing a mean sock of Legos." - Bucky Katt

If I take paralysis with all the bells a whistles I can use it with attack ranged.

Just to clarify, you only need Extra Range to tie it to a ranged attack, not "all the bells and whistles." Obviously, that Modifier is included in "all the bells and whistles," but I just didn't want it to seem required.

Wattspost wrote:

My question is if my attack ranged has a ROF of 2+ do I get paralysis on all shots or just the first?

Yes. That's a benefit of tying that power permanently to Attack, Ranged.

[quote="lordthrog"]I have some questions about the standard gear in Tour of Darkness. Teller had responded before, but I can't find thread anymore.

lordthrog wrote:

1. The book states that every soldier has in their ruck or attached to their LBE a butt pack with weapon cleaning kit, poncho, first aid packet, wet weather gear, 2 ammo pouches, and hygene gear. There are no weights listed for this gear, nor are these things listed in the gear section. Are the weights assused to be counted into the weight of the ruck and LBE?

The weight listed for the LBE on p. 21 (5 lbs) includes a pistol belt, Y suspenders, 2 ammo pouches (3x20 mag capacity), a butt pack, first aid packet pouch. This doesn't include the weight of the 1-2 canteens that each soldier would carry.
The weight of the rucksack is for an empty ruck (frame included). For the items not mentioned, I'd go with the following:
cleaning kit: .5 lbs
poncho: 1 lb
wet weather gear (top and bottom) 2 lbs (and smells like fresh vomit due to the waterproofing used--really!)
hygiene gear: depends on the character. A toothbrush--negligible. A very fastidious character who has to have everything--5 lbs.

lordthrog wrote:

2. Does the first aid packet above (NOT the Medic's pack) give any sort of bonus to healing rolls? Or is it a case of the first aid packet allows for a healing roll in the field without negatives for lack of supplies?

The latter--it's just a single field dressing (a wad of sterile gauze and cloth tails) that each soldier carries to use on himself in case of injury.

lordthrog wrote:

3. On the Standard US Gear Weights table on page 21 the M1911A1 and the M1911A1 7 round clip are listed twice with different weights. The M1911A1 is listed at 2 lbs and 4 lbs and the 7 round clip at 1 lbs and .5 lbs, which are the correct values?

2 lbs and .5 lbs (this is the kind of error that creeps in after the author gets a manuscript back from an editor and re-writes the edited sections. I take the blame for this)

The text for super skill says:
"Grants you 2 points to increase your villains skills (each new skill cost 2 points to buy at d4) and [...]. Each Power Point spent increases the skill one step.
Unlike normal advancement, it doesn't matter if the super skill is over the linked attribute or not [...]"

Now, if I read it one way it seems that I get 2 skill points to increase a skill per 1 power point spent without mattering if the super skill is over the linked attribute.

However there's that one sentance that reads "Each power point spent increases a skill one step" which indicates i get 1 skill point for 1 pp.

So...do I get 1 or 2 skill points per power point? And If i get 2, do they ignore the Attribute restriction or are they just an additional 2 skill points to be added to the pool?

You get 2 Super Skill Points per 1 PP, and they ignore Attribute restrictions.

However, this was fixed in the revision of NE (which include the hardcopy). You must be using the old PDF. Everyone who bought that was sent an email to get the updated version a long time ago. It's possible you were missed or a spam filter got it.

Whatever the reason, send Zeke an email with the information on your purchase, and he should be able to help you when he gets back in._________________Clint Black
Savage Worlds Core Rules Brand Manager

A player of mine took attack ranged with the cone template. He failed his attack roll, and the question came up as to whether it would deviate as an area effect or simply not go off. Looking at the area effect and flamethrower rules as well as burst from the main book to get an idea of how they use the cone template I came to the conclusion that the cone template would not deviate, raises on the attack roll would not increase damage, and the targets would get an agility roll to avoid the effects. I'm looking for confirmation that I'm on the right track, or how others have or would go about handling it.

A player of mine took attack ranged with the cone template. He failed his attack roll, and the question came up as to whether it would deviate as an area effect or simply not go off. Looking at the area effect and flamethrower rules as well as burst from the main book to get an idea of how they use the cone template I came to the conclusion that the cone template would not deviate, raises on the attack roll would not increase damage, and the targets would get an agility roll to avoid the effects. I'm looking for confirmation that I'm on the right track, or how others have or would go about handling it.

Q: If the character has Spellcasting as a Super Skill, say at d12+4 for example, does the +4 add to the Spellcasting die when determining if Backlash occurs, or is it the just the number rolled on the die that is compared? And is the Wild Die available as well?

Example: The villian has a Spellcasting of d12+4 and has borrowed 5 points over his max. He rolls a 4 on the die, does this result in a unmodified 4 or a modified 8 ?

The +4 does not add for determining Backlash, only for the success of the spell. So if they borrowed 3 points and rolled a 2, the total still roll is a 6 so the spell succeeds. However, since the roll was a 2, they would also be subject to backlash._________________a trai en pace,

I have prowled back and forth thorugh the book and cannot find an answer to this one. If I take a certain amount of super-strength, can my fighting attacks function as heavy weapons, or do I need to take at least 1 level of melee attack power?

On page 129 of the NE hardback book, it lists 4-Star as having a d12+1 in a skill called deflection. I was intrigued by this until I realized that he had no throwing skill for his throwing stars, so I replaced the deflection skill with a throwing at the same die type (d12+1). Was the deflection skill a typo or is there some game rule involving deflection that I haven't grasped yet?

I have prowled back and forth thorugh the book and cannot find an answer to this one. If I take a certain amount of super-strength, can my fighting attacks function as heavy weapons, or do I need to take at least 1 level of melee attack power?

thanks!

nedron,

That is correct. There was some discussion back when about a modifier or strength level or something, but I can't remember what it was. You'll have to get that from Clint when he gets back. Sorry._________________a trai en pace,

That is correct. There was some discussion back when about a modifier or strength level or something, but I can't remember what it was. You'll have to get that from Clint when he gets back. Sorry.[/quote]

On page 129 of the NE hardback book, it lists 4-Star as having a d12+1 in a skill called deflection. I was intrigued by this until I realized that he had no throwing skill for his throwing stars, so I replaced the deflection skill with a throwing at the same die type (d12+1). Was the deflection skill a typo or is there some game rule involving deflection that I haven't grasped yet?

A player of mine took attack ranged with the cone template. He failed his attack roll, and the question came up as to whether it would deviate as an area effect or simply not go off. Looking at the area effect and flamethrower rules as well as burst from the main book to get an idea of how they use the cone template I came to the conclusion that the cone template would not deviate, raises on the attack roll would not increase damage, and the targets would get an agility roll to avoid the effects. I'm looking for confirmation that I'm on the right track, or how others have or would go about handling it.

I'd roll a d6 with 1-3 being Left and 4-6 being Right. Then I'd move the end of the template 1d6" in that direction for deviation.

Not official, but what I would do. Cones are Area Effect, but the normal deviation rules don't work._________________Clint Black
Savage Worlds Core Rules Brand Manager

The +4 does not add for determining Backlash, only for the success of the spell. So if they borrowed 3 points and rolled a 2, the total still roll is a 6 so the spell succeeds. However, since the roll was a 2, they would also be subject to backlash.

I have prowled back and forth thorugh the book and cannot find an answer to this one. If I take a certain amount of super-strength, can my fighting attacks function as heavy weapons, or do I need to take at least 1 level of melee attack power?

Officially, you need a level in melee attack. The options (and original answer) were in the Feeding Frenzy in Sharkbytes #2._________________Clint Black
Savage Worlds Core Rules Brand Manager